KC STUDIO

March 4, 2016

Goldenburg Duo Celebrates 35th Anniversary

Their fans are hooked on the Goldenberg duo’s twice-yearly concerts at venues around Kansas City. “Quirky, heartfelt and endearing,” is how regular Venne-Richard Londré describes the one-hour free performances featuring pianist William Goldenberg, distinguished professor and chair of the piano department at Northern Illinois University, and his sister, violinist Susan Goldenberg, a longtime member of the Kansas City Symphony.

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March 3, 2016

Editor’s Weekend Calendar Picks, March 3 – 6

Tomorrow is First Friday and its time once again for some weekend calendar picks from KC Studio editor, Alice Thorson! Come out to Todd Weiner..

March 3, 2016

Colorbind

As Kansas City gears up for the 50th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), it seems fitting that the newly named Kansas City Art Institute Gallery is planning an exhibit of works by alumni of its esteemed ceramics department.

March 2, 2016

Remembering Landon Rowland

Since his death on December 28, 2015, much has been written about Landon Rowland’s meteoric career and tireless work for the benefit of our city. But there is another story to be told, of a man for whom the arts and letters were a life force. All that Landon meant to the arts in Kansas City stemmed from that.

March 1, 2016

Editor’s Letter, March/April 2016

My introduction to ceramics came from a master, who was also a colleague of mine at the Chicago-based New Art Examiner. In the late 1980s,..

March 1, 2016

Making the World a Better Place

Voices in unity have a profound force. The members of the Heartland Men’s Chorus (HMC) have raised theirs for 30 years, serving as a positive force for a community that suffers, still, from prejudice, abuse and loss. They are, and are proud to be, Kansas City’s Gay Men’s Chorus.

March 1, 2016

Gallery of Kansas City Ceramics

The 50th anniversary conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts marks a moment to shine for Kansas City ceramic artists, who..

March 1, 2016

Magic to Come at the Rabbit Hole

The Rabbit Hole is coming to Kansas City. And with it, an innovative new way of experiencing children’s literature that will educate, entertain and inspire, the likes of which has never been seen anywhere else in the country.

March 1, 2016

Pot or Not?

The ceramics field today is exploding with possibilities, as new directions supplant the focus on the ceramic vessel that dominated the late 20th century. Trends that stand out include a resurgence of figurative ceramics, both drawn and sculpted, an expansion of functional objects, and—maybe most surprising—the adoption of the clay material by artists with no training in ceramics.